• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.165-173
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 아스퍼거장애와 비전형 자폐장애 아동의 인지기능과 시각-운동 협응능력을 비교하였다. 아스퍼거장애(13명)와 비전형 자폐장애(14명) 환아 27명의 인지기능과 시각-운동 협응능력을 알아보기 위해 K-WISC와 BGT 수행결과를 비교하였다. 아스퍼거장애는 비전형 자폐장애보다 전체 지능이 유의미하게 더 높았다. 아스퍼거장애는 언어성 지능과 동작성 지능이 차이를 보이지 않은 반면, 비전형 자폐장애는 동작성 지능이 언어성 지능에 비해 유의미하게 더 높았다. 아스퍼거장애는 비전형 자폐장애에 비해 상식과 이해 소검사에서 더 우수한 수행을 보였고, 토막짜기에서는 더 낮은 점수를 받았다. 또한 비전형 자폐장애와 비교할 때, 아스퍼거장애는 시각-운동 협응에 더 어려움이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 아스퍼거 장애는 언어 및 학습능력이, 비전형 자폐장애는 시공간 기능 및 시각-운동 협응능력이 상대적으로 우수하였다. 이러한 결과는 K-WISC와 BGT가 이 두 장애를 구분하는데 유용한 평가도구가 될 수 있음을 시사해주었다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2005

Objectives:The purpose of this study is to 1) conduct a discrimination analysis of schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder using MMPI profile through artificial neural network analysis and logistic regression analysis, 2) to make a comparison between advantages and disadvantages of the two methods, and 3) to demonstrate the usefulness of artificial neural network analysis of psychiatric data. Procedure:The MMPI profiles for 181 schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder patients were selected. Of these profiles, 50 were randomly placed in the learning group and the remaining 131 were placed in the validation group. The artificial neural network was trained using the profiles of the learning group and the 131 profiles of the validation group were analyzed. A logistic regression analysis was then conducted in a similar manner. The results of the two analyses were compared and contrasted using sensitivity, specificity, ROC curves, and kappa index. Results:Logistic regression analysis and artificial neural network analysis both exhibited satisfactory discriminating ability at Kappa index of greater than 0.4. The comparison of the two methods revealed artificial neural network analysis is superior to logistic regression analysis in its discriminating capacity, displaying higher values of Kappa index, specificity, and AUC(Area Under the Curve) of ROC curve than those of logistic regression analysis. Conclusion:Artificial neural network analysis is a new tool whose frequency of use has been increasing for its superiority in nonlinear applications. However, it does possess insufficiencies such as difficulties in understanding the relationship between dependent and independent variables. Nevertheless, when used in conjunction with other analysis tools which supplement it, such as the logistic regression analysis, it may serve as a powerful tool for psychiatric data analysis.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.51-85
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• 2017

Objectives : This study aimed to investigate the awareness improvement of atopic dermatitis(AD) for AD children's parents and to evaluate the mental health condition of AD children and QoL of their parents. Methods : We conducted elementary school visit education(the first education) and recruited children and parents who wanted to participate the hospital visit education(the Second education). In the first education, we lectured about AD, performed survey about QoL and awareness about AD and obtained 48 valid results. In the second education, we performed an education for AD again, skin condition evaluation, mental health analysis survey and obtained 29 valid results. We compared the AD and non-AD groups of each education in the first and second education. We assessed atopic awareness, FDLQI, DFI, CDI, BAI, and KISE scores by gender, age, duration of disease, onset, and severity of AD. Results : Despite children with AD, the survey showed their parents lacked knowledge about AD. However, they acquired the necessary knowledge in AD education. There was a significant difference in the total score of Atopic awareness between the AD group in the first education and the AD group in the second education. (p=0.042) In addition, the CDI and BAI scores of all patients were divided by the duration of disease, and it was estimated that depression and anxiety disorders may be aggravated by longer term illness. Conclusions and Discussions : This study confirmed duration of AD affects AD children's mental health, and verified positive changes in atopic awareness after AD education.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2020

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder causing dementia worldwide, and is mainly characterized by aggregated β-amyloid (Aβ). Increasing evidence has shown that plant extracts have the potential to delay AD development. The plant sterol β-Sitosterol has a potential role in inhibiting the production of platelet Aβ, suggesting that it may be useful for AD prevention. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect and mechanism of β-Sitosterol on deficits in learning and memory in amyloid protein precursor/presenilin 1 (APP/PS1) double transgenic mice. APP/PS1 mice were treated with β-Sitosterol for four weeks, from the age of seven months. Brain Aβ metabolism was evaluated using ELISA and Western blotting. We found that β-Sitosterol treatment can improve spatial learning and recognition memory ability, and reduce plaque load in APP/PS1 mice. β-Sitosterol treatment helped reverse dendritic spine loss in APP/PS1 mice and reversed the decreased hippocampal neuron miniature excitatory postsynaptic current frequency. Our research helps to explain and support the neuroprotective effect of β-Sitosterol, which may offer a novel pharmaceutical agent for the treatment of AD. Taken together, these findings suggest that β-Sitosterol ameliorates memory and learning impairment in APP/PS1 mice and possibly decreases Aβ deposition.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.661-668
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• 2018

피부 저항을 이용한 생체 신호는 스트레스성 질환에 따라 각각 다른 특성을 보이고 있으며 이 특성을 이용하여 스트레스성 질환을 진단하는 생체진단 장비들이 개발 되었으며, 장비들은 피부 저항 측정기에서 측정한 신호를 해석하기 쉽게 출력해주며, 그 분야의 전문가는 출력 신호를 직접 보고 어떤 스트레스성 질환의 가능성이 높은지를 판단하게 된다. 하지만 각 측정 대상자에게서 측정된 생체 신호를 분석하여 측정 대상자가 어떤 스트레스성 질환을 가지고 있는지를 사람이 정확히 판단하기는 매우 어려울 뿐만 아니라 판단의 결과가 잘못될 가능성도 매우 높다. 이런 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 머신러닝 기법을 이용하여 측정된 신호가 어떤 스트레스성 질환의 신호에 해당하는지를 판단하는 기능을 구현하였다. 측정 장비의 낮은 컴퓨팅 능력을 고려하여 분류 기법은 SVM을 사용하였으며, 훈련 데이터와 테스트 데이터는 13개의 질환을 중심으로 오차범위 5를 사용하여 각 질환 당 1,000개를 랜덤하게 생성하여 사용하였다. 모의실험 결과에서 90% 이상의 판단 정확도를 보였으며 앞으로 측정 장비가 실제로 환자들에게 적용되면 다시 생성된 데이터로 분류기를 재훈련 할 수 있게 구성하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.81-94
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• 2003

목 적：발달성 읽기 장애는 정상적인 읽기 능력의 현저한 발달 저하나 지속적인 오류를 보이는 질환이며, 학령기 아동의 $3{\sim}7$%에서 관찰된다. 기존에 사용되는 기초학습기능검사의 단점을 보완하고 발달성 읽기 장애의 진단과 평가를 위해 단어/비단어 읽기 검사와 글자기호감별검사의 신뢰도와 타당도를 검증하였다. 방 법：DSM-IV의 진단 기준과 임상적인 판단에 근거하여 읽기 장애 아동 63명(평균 연령 10.48세)과 정상 아동 77명(평균 연령 10.33세)을 대상으로 하였다. 이들에게 기초학습기능검사의 읽기 I과 II목을 실시하였고, 단어/비단어 읽기 검사와 글자기호감별검사를 시행하였다. 단어/비단어 읽기 검사는 각 100문항씩의 익숙한 단어와 의미를 갖지 않는 생소한 비단어를 각각 1.2초와 2.4초안에 읽도록 하여, 이를 통해 자동화된 음운 처리 능력과 의식적인 글자-음소 처리 능력을 평가하였다. 글자기호감별검사를 통해 읽기 장애 환자들이 오류를 일으키는 거울상 반전 글자들의 조합을 판별하는 능력을 검사하였다. 이들 검사의 내적 일치도 등의 신뢰도 검사와 공존타당도, 구성타당도, 판별타당도 등을 검증하였다. 결 과：단어/비단어 읽기 검사는 내적 일치도가 0.96으로서 신뢰할 수 있고, 기초학습기능검사와 0.94의 공존타당도를 나타내었으며, 단어와 비단어 모두 발달성 읽기 장애와 정상 아동을 통계적으로 구분할 수 있었고, 판별 분석에서 원집단에 속한 83.0%를 정확하게 판별할 수 있었다. 글자기호감별검사는 내적 일치도가 0.86으로서 신뢰할 수 있고, 기초학습기능검사와 0.86의 공존타당도를 나타내었으며, 요인 분석 결과 안구 운동 거울상 처리, 전반적 정확성, 거울상 반전 오류, 정지상 처리, 전반적 기민성 부족, 부주의-충동성 등의 여섯 요인으로 구성되어 있었다. 글자기호감별검사의 각 항목 별로 발달성 읽기 장애와 정상 아동을 통계적으로 구분할 수 있었으며, 판별분석에서 원집단에 속한 대상의 87.3%를 정확하게 판별할 수 있었다. 결 론：발달성 읽기 장애 아동은 읽기 과정의 자동적인 시각-의미 연결 기전과 의식적인 형태소-음소 상응 규칙 적용 능력 모두에서 장애를 보였으며, 거울상 반전 오류 등 시각적 정보 처리 기능의 장애도 나타내었다. 이들 장애는 단어/비단어 읽기 검사와 글자기호감별검사를 통해 신뢰할 수 있고 타당성 있게 구분하고 평가할 수 있었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.384-388
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• 2008

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and is responsible for more than 50% of all dementia cases. There is significant interest in finding new sources of compounds that inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) to be used in the treatment of AD, since only a few AChE inhibitors, such as galanthamine, physostigmine, and tacrine, are available for clinical use. In the present study, ICR mice were treated with a 1 mg/kg scopolamine, which caused impaired cognitive ability. The steady consumption of a water extract of Chrysanthemum indicum Linne flowers for 3 months significantly prevented the scopolamine induced deficit of the spatial cognitive capability of mice. It also improved long-term memory in mice with amnesia induced by scopolamine, as assessed by the Morris water maze and passive avoidance tests. In addition, water extract consumption significantly decreased AChE activity in mouse brain, leading to inhibition of acetylcholine hydrolysis.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권9호
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• pp.922-934
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• 2008

Developmental language disorder is the most common developmental disability in childhood, occurring in 5-8% of preschool children. Children learn language in early childhood, and later they use language to learn. Children with language disorders are at increased risk for difficulties with reading and written language when they enter school. These problems often persist through adolescence or adulthood. Early intervention may prevent the more serious consequences of later academic problems, including learning disabilities. A child's performance in specific speech and language areas, such as phonological ability, vocabulary comprehension, and grammatical usage, is measured objectively using the most recently standardized, norm-referenced tests for a particular age group. Observation and qualitative analysis of a child's performance supplement objective test results are essential for making a diagnosis and devising a treatment plan. Emphasis on the team approach system in the evaluation of children with speech and language impairments has been increasing. Evidence-based therapeutic interventions with short-term, long-term, and functional outcome goals should be applied, because there are many examples of controversial practices that have not been validated in large, controlled trials. Following treatment intervention, periodic follow-up monitoring by a doctor is also important. In addition, a systematized national health policy for children with speech and language disorders should be provided.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2002

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) is a childhood syndrome characterized by short attention span. impulsiveness, and hyperactivity, which often leadㄴ to learning disabilities and various behavioral problems. For the treatment of ADHD, medication and cognitive-behavior therapy is applied in recent yearn Although psycho-stimulant medication has been widely used for many rears. current findings suggest that, as the sole treatment for ADHD, it is an inadequate form of intervention in that parents don't want their child to use drug and the effects are limited to the period in which the drugs are physiologically active. On the other hand, EEG biofeedback treatment studies for ADHD have reported promising results not only in significant reductions in hyperactive, inattentive, and disruptive behaviors, but also improvements in academic performance and IQ scores. However it is too boring for children to finish the whole treatment. The recent increase in computer usage in medicine and rehabilitation has changed the way health care is delivered. Virtual Reality technology provides specific stimuli that can be used in removing distractions and providing environments that get the subjects'attention and increasing their ability to concentrate. VR technology can hold a patient's attention for a longer period of time than other methods can, because VR is immersive, interactive and imaginal. Based on these aspects, we developed Attention Enhancement System (AES) using VR technology, EEG biofeedback, and cognitive training method for enhancing attention and made a clinical trial to people who have attention difficulty and behavioral problems.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.229-237
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• 2006

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influencing factors of interpersonal relationship in nursing college students for effective learning ability and teaching strategy. Method: In order to get the data by self-questionnaire, 166 subjects were selected. The instruments for this study were Preceptual Orientation Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, Narcissistic Personality Disorder Scale, and Interpersonal Relationship Scale. The dada was analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe' test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and Stepwise multiple regression using SPSS 12.0 program. Result: The main factors that affect interpersonal relationship were self-perception and social-efficacy. These variables were account for 37.9% of interpersonal relationship. The significant influencing factors on interpersonal relationship were self-perception, social-efficacy. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop a strategy to get positive perceptual orientation and successful interpersonal relationship for nursing college students by further studies with small group program for the best result.